Today's passage continues God's response to the Israelites' clamoring for new leadership. As God makes His selection clearly known, we get a wonderful picture of God's work through those He calls to Himself. We were originally connected with God as branches on a living tree or vine. In our rebellion (sin), we separated ourselves from Him, so we withered and died. When we confess our sins and place our faith in Jesus alone to make us right with God the Father, He uses what we bring--ourselves. He causes us to fulfill our living function again. May the word of God imbue us with new life to complete the work He enables us to do and to show His goodness and glory to all around us.
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